Daniel Vivian Moreno (born 5 July 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Daniel Vivian Moreno | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Viator | |||
| 2009–2011 | Alavés | ||
| 2011–2012 | Lakua | ||
| 2012–2015 | Ariznabarra | ||
| 2015–2016 | Santutxu | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Basconia | 47 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Bilbao Athletic | 48 | (4) |
| 2020– | Athletic Bilbao | 27 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Mirandés (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Basque Country | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 August 2019 | |||
Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country, Vivian represented CD San Viator, Deportivo Alavés, CD Lakua and CD Ariznabarra before joining Santutxu FC in 2015. He was assigned to Santutxu's Juvenil C squad, managed by Ibai Gómez.[1] In June 2016, he moved to Athletic Bilbao,[2] being initially a member of CD Basconia, the club's farm team in Tercera División.
Vivian made his senior debut on 27 August 2016, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Bermeo FT. He made his debut with the reserves on 15 October of the following year, starting in a 4–1 Segunda División B home routing of Peña Sport.[3]
On 11 August 2020, Vivian renewed his contract until 2023 and was definitely promoted to the first team in La Liga.[4] The following day, however, he was loaned to Segunda División side CD Mirandés for the 2020–21 season.[5]
Vivian made his professional debut on 13 September 2020, starting in a 0–0 home draw against AD Alcorcón.[6] He scored his first goal as a professional the following 12 February, in a 3–3 home draw against Girona FC, and ended the campaign as a starter after contributing with 32 appearances.
Upon returning to the Lions, Vivian was chosen as an immediate first-choice over Unai Núñez by manager Marcelino,[7] and made his top tier debut on 16 August 2021 by starting in a 0–0 away draw against Elche CF. Late in the month, he was definitely registered in the main squad after being assigned the number 12 jersey.[8]
Vivian made his debut for the unofficial Basque Country national team in May 2019, in a 0–0 draw away to Panama for which a small, youthful and inexperienced squad was selected.[9][10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bilbao Athletic | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 32 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 11 | 2 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Total | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 4 | ||
| Athletic Bilbao | 2017–18 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 27 | 2 | ||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| Mirandés (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |
| Career total | 103 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 8 | ||
Athletic Bilbao – current squad | |
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